SHENZHEN, China, December 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
On 23rd December 2014 in Shenzhen, China, JSCAeroflot - Russian Airlines has helda business round table meeting and discusson aiming at strengthening the company's positions in the Asian region, developing cooperation between the aviation business communties of Russia and China, as well as generally promoting business and travel industry connections between the countries.
During the meetingAeroflot'sopportunitieshave beenpresented bymarket experts.Mr Alexander Lukashin, Head of International PR Division, Communications Departmentunderlined thatChina is one of Aeroflot's top key markets, Beijing & Shanghai are couple of the most popular routes.Moscow is a convenient connection between the USA, Europe and Asia, which can save passengers up to 2 hours in-flight.Aeroflot is increasing its fleet and has fromed its own newhub inMoscowTerminal D at Sheremetyevoairportwhich came into service in 2009.Transitpassengerstraffic to/from China is Aeroflot's major network forming factor.Key transit destinations are Saint Petersburg, Rome, Athens, London,Paris, Milan, Madrid,Barcelona.Aeroflot is planning to increase flight capacity up to 17 flights a week to Beijing as the most popular Chinese route in 2015.Mr Nikita Krichevskiy, Member of Aeroflot Public Council,Doctor of Science, Professor,also took part in the meeting.Hespecificallyunderlinedtheneed to strengthen the cooperation, especially in a period of political and economic pressure being exerted on Russia. "We should not forget about the development of business and tourism ties between our countries. Without a doubt, in the coming years the mutual interest of businessmen and citizens of our countries will only grow. All this will require additional efforts and from "Aeroflot", and the Chinese side to meet the needs of our citizens. If we do not do this -others will do it instead.«AeroflotisRussia's flagship carrier and one ofthe largest airline groups inEurope. In2013, its 90th anniversary year, Aeroflot carried 20.9 million passengers arecord for any Russianairline.
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